I thought you played some sort of baby viola at Leicester?

Me neither

No. Violas have funny strings and funny notation. I played a violin. Proper strings and proper notation

Anyway, I think you play the odd violin yourself, don't you?




That's fine, Sarah. Don't worry, we will need your flute playing for definite.

I thought you played some sort of baby viola on a recording of some Canon or another?

Thanks KJ

Please add recorders to my instruments - thanks.

We will. Thanks Suepea.

PS: it could be arranged

Hmmm...see Market Harboro thread...There is evidence to the contrary!!

And Barry can play the violin too (more evidence!)...we have enough clari players!!

OK, I admit I tried it once. But I didn't inhale.

Has anyone got a piece we can record where the violin only plays G, D, A and E?

OK - I could be a violin/viola but it will depend on how much it costs. I know you can't give any figures yet but I'd hate to have to pawn poor Gemmy in order to take part...

W

Thanks, that's the best laugh I've had all day


I don't know about a piece in particular, but I do remember a piece we played when I was a child which used only open strings and first finger... played rhythmically (only crotchets) and with a good accompaniment, it sounded pretty good! With people for whom complex rhythms would not be an issue, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that with suitably interesting other parts, it could work.

Hmmm... The Berg Violin concerto springs to mind, (well first couple of bars )

Updated list:

PERFORMERS AND THEIR INSTRUMENTS
Barry-Clari - Clarinet/Flute/Sax/Conductor
Katyjay - Voice/Recorder/Violin/Conductor
Nicki-Flute - Flute
Amber - Voice
Meerkat - Voice/Guitar/Cello/Trombone
Sbhoa - Piano/Clarinet
Jo.Clarinet - Clarinet
Sarah-Flute - Flute/Violin/Viola
Janexxx - Violin
Suepea - Piano/Cello/recorders
The Light Beat - Drumkit
HillyB - Sax/Flute
Rhu - Bassoon
Oboebunny - Oboe/Violin
Sneekymum - Flute
Maggiemay - Piano/Recorder/Voice
Fen - Piano
Margaret - Piano
Oddball - Flute/Clarinet
Claire - Voice
Isabel - Viola
Jazzfan - Clarinet
Willobie - Violin/Viola
Purple Viola - Viola
Possom - Piano/Recorders/Flute/Violin/Viola/Voice
Andante_in_C - Flute


COMPOSERS
Barry-Clari & Amber (Charlie Wilson Blues)
Boo Radley
Petrat
Rosemary14
Sarah-Flute

Suepea I added recorders, although I think we will probably need you on cello anyway.


And that would sort of defeat the object too. Well if you can persuade more to come, the cost will become less and less.

I could come along if it was not too far from home, south or east anglia.

I can play piano, keyboards, all recorders, flute (gd1 standard with a plaster on (see other thread!)), violin/viola but would have to borrow or hire one. Oh, and sing

Wonderful, I'll add you to the list. I think probably recorder or violin/viola would be most needed. How feasible is borrowing a violin or viola? Maybe some forum members have one you could use.

One other little point to clear up.

We are now hoping to be able to have a recorder piece as one of the works, and a choir piece. Jo.Clarinet has expressed preparedness to conduct the former, and I'll conduct the latter. So please everyone who can, we will need you to bring your recorders. An indication of how many Bass, Tenor, Treble etc. we have would be helpful for planning.

I have descant and treble recorders.

Not sure if I know anyone I can borrow a violin/viola from. Might have to pick up a cheap Stentor off ebay

I have lots of arrangements for recorder consort that I have made for my own group over the years. I have some good ones of choruses from Medlesshon's Elijah and a few folk songs too if those are of use. Should I send copies to anyone yet for you to decide?

Yes please. I'll PM you my e-mail address. Thanks.

Possom, I can probably borrow the violin I used before when I started, before I got my own. It's as cheap as chips, but I put some decent strings on so it's not totally dire.

I'm not on the updated list, Boo. (or should that be boo hoo? ).

Looking down the list, I can only see two people who I know play the bass recorder (Suepea and willobie) . We'll certainly need at least one more, preferably two, otherwise there may be balance problems. If we have, say, 16 recorder players, I'd probably want a maximum of three on descant, at least three basses and pretty equal numbers after that of trebles and tenors.

I know which recorders are played by those people who have come to the September concerts, but it would be helpful if the people I don't know about could post which recorders they play, if they haven't done so already on this thread (better to post here than to send me a PM, as it's then obvious to others too).

Edit - just seen the last few posts which went up as I was writing this. I'd only be prepared to conduct a piece which I had chosen myself, I'm afraid. I've had experience of conducting things when my heart isn't in it, and that's no fun at all! I have boxes and boxes of recorder music here.......

Prepared to play a bass if I can get hold of one (thinking this is a brilliant excuse to drop a hint to Father Christmas....)

And Boo's got to add Andante to the list, so she'll be in possession of a bass as well.

So the list doesn't get too cluttered, do you want to form another list for the recorder piece KJ?

Andante - You're on, sorry about that.

Sounds good, Petra be nice to have things you have arranged.

I play treble recorder.

(I'd much rather not play descant unless the situation was desperate.)

Boo, I'd like to keep the list we've got as an overall list of participants/instruments/conductors/composers, because we're going to be doing a variety of works, not just yours.

Probably better if you maintain the specific details for your adaptation work on your spreadsheets.

Thanks

Katyjay



That's fine, Jo. I'd be expecting you to have the choice and all decisions relating to any piece you conduct.

Yes I know, but I think most works (including mine) will be able to include everyone whereas the recorder ensemble will probably include less than half of participants so for clarity purposes I thought it might help to have a subsiduary list (managed by yourself) of the recorder players and their respective recorder types.

Actually, I'd hope that more than that would take part in a recorder ensemble. Judging by Forums events we've had, many people can dig out a treble or play a tenor for the day.

Which is another reason why I think it would make it complicated having every other member with descant recorder, treble recorder, etc. by their name in the big list.

I'm really not sure if I could take part or not - depends on time/date/venue etc but if I could then I can play bass recorder (or any of the others).

Me too, I used to have one but sold it because I felt like fainting at the end of every line

I can bring 'Caprice' as well as 'Giuseppe'...so one spare violin available!!

I have a bunch of instruments I'd be happy to lend to people if they need them. I have two beautiful violins, a viola (well, I will have, it's arriving any day), a cello, a small harp, two tenor recorders, a treble, and several descants.

I'm not lending my oboe out though nyeh nyeh

Well, if I have enough notice to get a flight and it's not too far from a major UK airport, I might just be tempted.

I could play violin or viola (I'm not bringing a cello all that way!) and as I have a shiny new double case, I can lend the other instrument to anyone who needs one.

Allan

I've just replied on the other thread.

Im up for it date permitting

One more string player !

Fee

Updated list:

PERFORMERS AND THEIR INSTRUMENTS
Barry-Clari - Clarinet/Flute/Sax/Conductor
Katyjay - Voice/Recorder/Violin/Conductor
Nicki-Flute - Flute
Amber - Voice
Meerkat - Voice/Guitar/Cello/Trombone
Sbhoa - Piano/Clarinet
Jo.Clarinet - Clarinet
Sarah-Flute - Flute/Violin/Viola
Janexxx - Violin
Suepea - Piano/Cello/recorders
The Light Beat - Drumkit
HillyB - Sax/Flute
Rhu - Bassoon
Oboebunny - Oboe/Violin
Sneekymum - Flute
Maggiemay - Piano/Recorder/Voice
Fen - Piano
Margaret - Piano
Oddball - Flute/Clarinet
Claire - Voice
Isabel - Viola
Jazzfan - Clarinet
Willobie - Violin/Viola
Purple Viola - Viola
Possom - Piano/Recorders/Flute/Violin/Viola/Voice
Andante_in_C - Flute
Notmusicmum's daughter 1 - Recorder/Clarinet
Notmusicmum's daughter 2 - Oboe
Fiona - Violin
Rosfrog - Violin/Viola


COMPOSERS
Barry-Clari & Amber (Charlie Wilson Blues)
Boo Radley
Petrat
Rosemary14
Sarah-Flute

(or should that be boo hoo? ).
knock knock !


I have a bass recorder - although I'm rusty on it ,

also have sopranino, descants, trebles and a tenor

I can bring a triangle if anybody wants to write one into their composition, and anybody is welcome to play it.

Are we going to record a theremin?

Descant/treble. I'm going to make an educated guess the recording will be in 2007 rather than 2006, this being the case I hopefully will have a tenor recorder by then.

Just a thought but how will you cope with any works still under copyright? Or are you planning to avoid any and use composer's work from here or material out of copyright now?

We will be buying a recording licence, so that we can use copyright material.

Ideally we'd like to use material by forums composers (which, because they'd given us permission to record, would mean we didn't need to pay for it), but if we don't get enough appropriate material volunteered that way, then we will turn to published flexible ensembles and the like, hence the need for the licence.

Well my recorder playing leaves a lot to be desired...I'd quite like to play a bass recorder, but I don't have one! So you might just leave me out

If we are attending no probs with lending you a Bass Recorder Nicki.

Aww, thanks, I've never played one before though Is it same fingering as descant?

Remember, Nicki, that although the bass has 'F' fingering like the treble it plays from bass-clef music, which can take a bit of getting used to if you are normally a treble-clef-only player!

We have all of them descants and treble in abundance.



No Treble, Tenor is the same as descant (we've one of those too).

Sorry guys probably going to have to give it a miss The whole travel thing. I'd have to fly and its not exactly cheap lol.

Ok maybe not then!

I quite often read bass clef playing the flute to find more interesting harmony lines in chapel. I think it's OK if you're very secure with the fingerings on an instrument, but while I'd like to have a go on a bass I think I'd be rather nervous about trying to record on one - my recorder fingerings aren't fluent and instinctive enough!

Awwww...lets start a travel fund for HK